Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Creating Colorful Birthday Cards with Stay Colorful

Hello, friends! Jana Eubank here. I am ALWAYS running short on birthday cards around here ... it only makes sense to have a Birthday Card Creating session to get caught up ... don't you think?! I pulled out the Dear Lizzy Stay Colorful collection and got to work.

This collection is perfect for birthday cards with its happy vibe and cute characters! I came up with four cards to share with you today.

I created three A2-sized cards and one A7 card. Here is a look at the first A2 card featuring the darling ice cream truck.

I love the "Treat Yo Self" sentiment for this card, because birthdays are definite a time to treat ourselves and to splurge on yummy treats like cake and ice cream. I love the texture the texture the chipboard hearts add to this card!

This second card features the super-sweet unicorn. I love her gold freckles on her muzzle and bottom. She and her bird friend look like they are ready to go celebrate with a night out on the town with the twinkling night sky behind them!

I used the 6x6 paper pad on this page, cutting a corner from the rainbow paper and a pink patterned heart to use as accents.

I used a large circle to punch out the sentiment from the 12x12 pad for the sentiment on this card. I love that the 12x12 pad includes lots of gold foiling on the patterns and makes this sentiment feel extra-special.

The colorful houses at the bottom of the card are anchored with a marbled patterned paper strip. I used foam squares to layer the pink house sticker on top of the house die cut for added dimension. A sprinkling of gems adds a sparkling touch!

I love the toucan riding the bike die cut on this last card. His kitty friend looks like she is having a blast being pulled in the cart. I drew and cut out the cloud shape in the background so that I could mimic the unique shape of the bike. I embossed it with a striped embossing folder from my stash and then matted it again on the coral patterned Peace Sign paper. A strip of Lemon Textured cardstock anchors the chipboard sentiment.

I can't wait to send these cards out! They are sure to put a smile on the faces of my friends and family. A hand-crafted card is a surefire way to let them know they are important to me!